The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
74 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank DavisScreenplay
- Dorothy ArznerDirector
- Tess SlesingerScreenplay
Cast
- Maureen O'HaraJudy
- Louis HaywardJimmy Harris
- Lucille BallBubbles
- Virginia FieldElinor Harris
- Ralph BellamySteve Adams
- Maria OuspenskayaMadame Basilova
- Mary CarlisleSally
- Katharine AlexanderMiss Olmstead
- Edward BrophyDwarfie
- Walter AbelJudge
- Harold HuberHoboken Gent
- Ernest TruexBailey #1
Stills
Themes
dancingdancerromantic rivalryfemale friendshipplayboycar accidentseductressdance companywoman directorballerinaex spousesburlesque show